John,
Unfortunately, I have not yet tested the latest Lin_guider release, but, compiling it is not a problem and you should not fear that its difficult or time consuming. Just as an FYI for you or others, here are the necessary steps done on LInux Mint Mate 18 to build Lin_guider:
1: Get the package here:
sourceforge.net/projects/linguider/
2: Get its firmware here:
sourceforge.net/projects/cccd/?source=recommended
3: Do NOT extract or install them just yet. You do not want the firmware udev rules to accidentally interfere with your present KStars rules. I seem to recall these udev locations no longer conflict, but, its best to back up by renaming your present 85qhy.rules to something else, or copy them to a safe location.
4: You will need some dependencies. Depending on your particular operating system you may use the Software Manager, Synaptic Package Manager, or, even a terminal screen using something like: sudo apt-get install XXX where XXX is the package name.
5: Here's what you should need: fxload, build-essential, libqt4-dev, libqt4-dev-bin, libusb-1.0.0, libusb-1.0.0-dev, libftdi-dev, gdebi
These are small and usually not difficult using a terminal screen on a Debian based operating system.
6: Once the dependencies are installed, you can probably open your download directory, find the package firmware-ccd_1.3_all.deb. Double click on it and open with gdebi. It should ask for your password and install. If you want, this can be done from terminal with something like this:
sudo gdebi '/home/dan/Downloads/firmware-ccd_1.3_all.deb' Where you will have to substitute your home directory name for dan or the pathway you put it in.
7: Now for the Lin_guider. Again, depending on your operating system, you might use the GUI to go to the download directory, right click, then click the extract here. Or, from terminal use the command: tar -xjf /home/dan/Downloads/lin_guider-4.1.0.tar.bz2
Either way, you should find a folder called lin_guider_pack. Inside that folder is another folder called lin_guider.
8: In terminal use the cd command to change your directory. For example: cd /home/dan/Downloads/lin_guider_pack/lin_guider then enter.
9: In terminal use: ./configure then enter.
10 in terminal use: make then enter.
Lots will happen after that enter. Just wait until done. Once it stops compiling, you can use your GUI to execute the lin_guider. Or from terminal: ./lin_guider then enter.
Forgive my improper typing of code instructions, but hope this helps. IMHO, its worth the effort.
Dan